Shettima Calls for Debt, Climate Finance Reforms
ABUJA, Nigeria – Vice-President Kashim Shettima has called for reforms to the international financial system, arguing that developing countries need greater access to concessional…
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Climate Finance
Lagos Seeks Long-Term Climate Finance at UN
LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called for affordable, long-term financing to help subnational governments turn climate plans into infrastructure, saying…
Africa Warns Against Delaying Climate Commitments
ABUJA, Nigeria – The African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change has urged governments to accelerate climate action and honour financial commitments, warning that…
Investors Back World Bank’s $200m Clean Cooking Bond
ABUJA, Nigeria – Global investors back the World Bank’s new $200 million Clean Cooking Outcome Bond, signalling rising appetite for instruments that deliver measurable…
$3bn Climate Fund Insufficient for Nigeria’s Crisis – CAPPA Warns
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria – The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has warned that the $3 billion annual climate finance Nigeria aims to…
Shettima Heads to Brazil as Nigeria Chases $3bn Climate Finance
ABUJA, Nigeria – Vice-President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Belém, Brazil, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 30th United Nations Climate Change…
UN Climate Chief Urges Swift Action on Global Finance Gap
Oluwafunbi Bello ABUJA, Nigeria – The United Nations Climate Change Chief, Simon Stiell, has called on countries to deliver a rapid surge in climate finance…